Poland's Prime Minister has chillingly warned that 'we are closer to war than any time since WW2' as he issued a plea for support from allies after Putin's suicide drones were pictured on NATO soil following their overnight shootdown.
It comes after Warsaw blasted Russia's 'act of aggression' amid fears he is testing the West's defences and escalating the war in Ukraine, in Russia's largest escalation of the war yet.
It was reported in Polish media that Tusk has requested the triggering of NATO's Article 4, where member countries can bring an issue to the attention of the North Atlantic Council. Poland's security council will also meet to discuss an 'appropriate response'.
More than eight million Poles were ordered to hide in their homes as the drones flew overhead, with debris from one shot-down device crashing into a house. Kyiv raised concerns about Russia's motives after Poland scrambled aircraft alongside allies to shoot down 'hostile objects' violating its airspace.
'Russian drones flying into Poland during the massive attack on Ukraine show that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's sense of impunity keeps growing because he was not properly punished for his previous crimes,' Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga wrote on X.
